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Deciphering Microsoft's Yahoo bid

ZDNet.com's Dan Farber talks to CNET News.com's Ina Fried about Microsoft's announcement of a $44.6bn cash-and-stock bid to acquire Yahoo
Written by Dan Farber, Inactive and  Ina Fried, Contributor

ZDNet.com editor in chief Dan Farber talks to Ina Fried, senior writer at CNET News.com, about Microsoft's Friday announcement of a $44.6bn (£22.7bn) cash-and-stock bid to acquire Yahoo. They discuss the reasons behind the potential acquisition, the fate of the MSN brand and the absence of Microsoft chairman Bill Gates from the announcement.

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